Windshield



Jan. 3, 1928.

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UNITED STATES WILLLAM S. PRITCHABD, OF DETROI'I', MICHIGAN', ASSIGNOB TO`MOTOR PRODUCTS CORPORATION, OF DTBOIT, MIOHIGAN, A COBPORATION'OF NEW YORK.

Ajpncon' med August 28, '1828. serial mi. 181,007.

This invention relates to windshields and more especially to weather-proofing means .for lwindshields, particularly those of the swinging type.,

I It is essential, in the swinging type of windshields, wherein the shield swings from a substatially Vertical position or a; position coincident with the frame to' a position in outward or inward angular relation with l the'v same, that means-be provided for positively weather-proofing the space between w theframe and kshield at 'the sides thereof and also that means be vprovided for weather-proofing the space between 'the M lower edge of the windshieldand the base of the frame. It is also essential to the'efliciency and commercial-acceptability of devices of this character that adeq'uate provision be made for the disalignment .o r 80 warping of' the windshield -sash whereby even under such conditions' the windi shieldmay be lthoroughly weather-proofed i .throughout its .periphei'yn It is therefore an object of this invention za to provide Aweather-Proofing .means for windshields in which the above mentioned advantages in operation are attainable and 'to characteristics which is simple and economi- 80 cal to manufacture, durable,' and one which may be assembled with facility.

' The several objects, advantages and novel details of construction of two illustrative examples o f the invention will be made :a .more ilpparent' as this description proceeds especially when considered in connection with the accompanying drawing wherein Figura 1' is a Vertical sectional view through a windshield constructed -in accordco ance withl this invention, 1

'Fig'ure 2 is a sectional view taken substantially on'` the plane indicated by line 2-2 in Figure 1, and v Figure 3 is a fragmentary` Vertical sec- GI tional view through a modified form of construction. j j

Referring now particularly to the drawings where'in. like reference charactersindicate like parts it will be noted that there 50' is illustrated awindshield including a sash 11 'pivotally supported adj acent its upper end as indicated at 13 so as to be Acapable of'a swinging movement. Inasmuch as the .Operating mechanism for the wind-- ll Shield forms no part ofthe present invenprovide a construction involving these:

.of the weather .strip 22. Thus the strip 22 'also opposedto the recess or pocket 20' tion the same is not illustrated or described. The windshield is mounted upon a frame includmg' side frame members 14 and a base 15 and for weather-proofing the Shield at 'the Vertical sides thereof-I provide each of the frame members 14 with a weather strip 16 of substantial L-shape in cross sect1on secured in a rabbeted port-ion thereof by means of securing members 17. The sash i 11 is provided with a cooperating recess or pocket 18 in which a strip or pad of resilient material 19 is arranged the latter bemg engaged by the edge of the weather stri 216 in the closed position of the windshiel The sa'sh 11 at the bottom of the windshield'is formed with a recess or pocket 20 provided with an inclined wall 21 arranged for cooperatlon with a weatherstrip 22 of. flexible material mounted upon the base frame 15. In the illustrative embodiment of the mvention shown hereinv the strip 22 is shown as supported in position by means of a plate or strip 23 arranged in .a rabbet formed in the upper sides of the base 15 this strip being provided with a longitudinally extending groove or recess 24. '1 retaining strip 25 secured to the base 15 as for instance by means of screws 26 cooperates with the recess 24 to`engage the enlarged base 27l is mounted in a substantially horizontal position both longitudinally and t-ransversely and extendsin a direction opposed` to the movement of the windshield in 'closing and formed Iin-the sash thereof.

, As will be a. parent the wall 21 of the recessis inclinedpupwardlyand inwardl With reference to the interior of the vehic e and. when the windshield is moved to closed position and the `weather .strip and recess brought into-enga ement this inclined wall deflec'ts the free e e of the lweather' strip downwardly thus eiigecting asurface contact between the wall of the recess and. the weatherstrip; .When'the weather strip has 'been 'defiected as illustrated in Figure 1 of the drawingsfit closes thel space between the overlapping portions of the base 15 and sash' 11 and is so arranged that' the ent-rance of Io the` outer elements, such as rain, snow, -wind and the like tend to force this weather strip against the wa1121 and to thus efl'ect a more int-imate engagement between these parts to w .prevent the entrance into the interior of the disalignment of the windshield or between the windshield andl frame resulting from the windshield or frame being warped or sprung. ,Under such conditions/an engagement between the weather strip and recess might be efiected at one side of the wind- Shield before the other but by reason of the sliding' contact between the parts an engagement throughout the length of the weather strip will be obtained upon the further movement of the windshield in the closing direction.

In Figune 3 a slightly modified form of construction is shown wherein the sash 28 is formed in the bottom edge thereof with a pocket or recess 29 cooperating with a weather strip 30 of flexible material secured in a rabbet formed'in the upper face of the base l:31 by means of a retaining strip 32 and fastening means 33. This weather strip constitut'es in effect a fence, it being underistood that with this construction the windshield 10 is movable either inwardly or outwardly with reference to the frame. The Weather strip has a surface contact with the wall 34 of the recess and, as in the previously described construction, the entrance of the outer elements tends to force the Weather strip more securely against this wall of the v recess. Likewise a sliding contact is afforded between the parts so that the space between the windshield and frame willl be thoroughly weather proofed even in the` event the windshield and frame are relatively disaligned. y

While two forms of the invention have been described and illustrated herein somewhat in detail it will be readily apparcnt that various changes in many of the essential and all of the non-essential details of the invention may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope thereof and to this end reservation is made to make such changes as may come within the plurview' of the accompanying' claims.

' What I claim as my invention is:

1. In a windshield construction, a swinging sash, a frame, a recess formed in said sash4 at the lswinging side' thereof, and a flexible weather strip secured to said frame and projecting in a direction opposed to the closing movement of said sash and engageable in said reces when the windshield 1s closed.

2. In a windshield construction, a swinging sash, a frame, a recess formed in said sash at the swinging side thereof, and a flexible weather strip secured to said frame and projecting in a direction opposed to the closing movement of said sash and fiexed temat?? into surface contact with said recess when the windshield is closed. J

3. In combination, a swinging windshield sash, a frame, a recess in the swinging side of said sash, and a flexible weather strip mounted on said frame in opposed relation to said recess and engageable therein when the windshield is closed.

4. In combination, a swingingN windshield sash, a frame, a recess in the swinging side of said sash provided with an inclined wall and a flexible weather strip mounted on said frame in opposed relation xto said recess and deflected into intimate contact therewith by said inclned wall, when the windshield is closed. i

5. In combination, a swinging windshield sash, a frame, a flexible weather strip mounted on said frame, an opposed recess formed in a side of said sash, a wall of said recess being shaped to deflect said weather strip in the direction of the opening between said sash and frame When the windshield is closed.

6. In` combination, a swinging windshield sash, a frame, a flexible weather strip, substanti'ally horizontally mounted on said frame, an opposed recess formed in' the lower swinging side of said sash, a wall of said recess being 'shaped to deflect said weather strip in the direction of the opening between said sash and frame when th windshield. is closed. i,

7 In a windshield construction, a frame a swinging windshield sash overla. pin said frame, a recess formed in said sas an provided with an inclined Wall, a flexible weather strip mounted on said frame on opposedtrelation to-said recess and deflected by engagement with said wall in the direction of `^the o ning between said parts When the windshiil is closed.

8. In a windshield construction, a frame,

a swinging windshield sash, a weather strip Vcarried by one of said members, a recess formed in the other vof said members and a resilient ad 1n said recess engageable by said weat er strip.

9. In combination, a swinging windshield sash, a frame, a pocket formed in one face of the lower side of said sash, with a portion of .the wall thereof inclined, a flexible weather strip mounted on said frame and projecting toward said recess whereby when said windshield is closed said weather strip will be deflected downwardly into a osition wherein the entrance of the outer 'ements tends to produce a more intimate engagement between the parts.

10. In combination, a swinging windshield sash, a frame, a pocket formed in one face of the lower side of said sash, a 1prlate extending across the lower end of said a-me havin a longitudinally extending recess, a flexib e weather strip having an venlarged end porton postioned within said recess and a horizontally disposed portion projecting toward sfaid pocket and engageable therein When the Wmdshield is swung to closed position, and a retainer plate Secured to said frame having a, portion cooperating with Said recess to hold said Weather strip in place.

11. In combination, a swingn Wind- W Shield sash, a frame, a, flexible weat er strip extending outwardly from said frame, an opposed recess formed in the inner side of said sash having an nwardl extending inclined wall engageable Wit the' weather strip When the Windshield is closed to deflect the outer edge of the strip downwardly into a more ntimate contact with the sash.

In testimony whereof I aifix my signature.

WILLIAM S. PRITCHARD. 

